Paul Krugman: The Movie

Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences this morning. He received the award for his work on international trade and economic geography … technical stuff that is no doubt important to someone, but not to me.

What is more important is … who should play Krugman in the inevitable movie biopic? If Oliver Stone can make a film about President Bush, then a similar effort on behalf of Krugman, whose column has been a constant source of criticism of Bush and most-things conservative, seems only fair.

The casting choice is obvious: George Clooney. Clooney with a beard could almost be Krugman’s twin. Both Krugman and Clooney are unabashed liberals, so it should be a good fit. Krugman: brainy and bearded. Clooney: the same. What more do you want?

Good! Now that that’s out of the way, the next question is: Who should direct? Discuss.